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ATTACK ON IRAN WOULD BE 'DISASTROUS' FOR MIDDLE EAST, TURKISH PRIME MINISTER WARNS
CASMII
http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/12424
April 3 2012
(source: Huffington Post )
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned over the weekend
that an Israeli strike on Iran would have "disastrous" consequences for
the Middle East, likely sparking a regional war, Turkish newspapers
reported on Sunday. Turkey is a major U.S. ally in the region and
Erdogan indicated that he had expressed his concerns to President
Barack Obama.
The Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported:
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Erdogan was quoted by the Turkish
daily Hurriyet as warning against the "disastrous" outcome of a
possible Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, saying:
"The entire region would be devastated if Israel strikes Iran." [...]
Erdogan also criticized the international community for keeping mum
on Israel's alleged nuclear weapons, while threatening Iran over what
he said was a peaceful nuclear program.
"Israel has between 250 to 300 nuclear warheads. Nobody is discussing
that," Erdogan said, adding: "Iran says they would not produce nuclear
weapons. They are saying that they would produce a specific amount
of enriched uranium rods and stop after that."
Turkey is set to host a new round of diplomatic talks between Iran
and a group of world powers -- the U.S., France, Britain, China,
Russia, and Germany -- beginning on April 13.
On Monday, Russia's foreign minister also strongly warned against
a military attack on Iran, saying that a pre-emptive strike would
violate international law.
Sergey Lavrov said on a visit to Armenia that an attack on Iran would
destabilize the region.
Israel and the U.S. have warned that all options remain open, including
military action, to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Iran insists its uranium enrichment program is aimed at civilian power
generation and research, but Israel and Western nations believe it
is a cover for a nuclear weapons bid.
Russia, which built Iran's first nuclear power plant, backed some of
the previous U.N. sanctions against Tehran, but in recent months has
firmly rejected imposing new sanctions and called for dialogue.
CASMII
http://www.campaigniran.org/casmii/index.php?q=node/12424
April 3 2012
(source: Huffington Post )
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned over the weekend
that an Israeli strike on Iran would have "disastrous" consequences for
the Middle East, likely sparking a regional war, Turkish newspapers
reported on Sunday. Turkey is a major U.S. ally in the region and
Erdogan indicated that he had expressed his concerns to President
Barack Obama.
The Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported:
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Erdogan was quoted by the Turkish
daily Hurriyet as warning against the "disastrous" outcome of a
possible Israeli strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, saying:
"The entire region would be devastated if Israel strikes Iran." [...]
Erdogan also criticized the international community for keeping mum
on Israel's alleged nuclear weapons, while threatening Iran over what
he said was a peaceful nuclear program.
"Israel has between 250 to 300 nuclear warheads. Nobody is discussing
that," Erdogan said, adding: "Iran says they would not produce nuclear
weapons. They are saying that they would produce a specific amount
of enriched uranium rods and stop after that."
Turkey is set to host a new round of diplomatic talks between Iran
and a group of world powers -- the U.S., France, Britain, China,
Russia, and Germany -- beginning on April 13.
On Monday, Russia's foreign minister also strongly warned against
a military attack on Iran, saying that a pre-emptive strike would
violate international law.
Sergey Lavrov said on a visit to Armenia that an attack on Iran would
destabilize the region.
Israel and the U.S. have warned that all options remain open, including
military action, to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Iran insists its uranium enrichment program is aimed at civilian power
generation and research, but Israel and Western nations believe it
is a cover for a nuclear weapons bid.
Russia, which built Iran's first nuclear power plant, backed some of
the previous U.N. sanctions against Tehran, but in recent months has
firmly rejected imposing new sanctions and called for dialogue.